WO02 Crossing the Douro River (12 May 1809)

Crossing the Douro River - 12 May 1809

Historical BackgroundIn the (Second) Battle of Oporto (or the Battle of the Douro) General Arthur Wellesley's British army took the city of Porto, defeating Marshal Nicolas Soult's French troops on May 12, 1809. After taking command of the British troops in Portugal on April 22, Wellesley (later named 1st Duke of Wellington) immediately advanced on Porto and made a surprise crossing of the Douro River. Soult retreated from the city after losing heavily.The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. Can you change history?

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Set-Up Order

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Battle Notes

Special RulesThe Raft Bridge on the right flank is worth a Victory Banner to the French if they can destroy it with Artillery Fire (3 hits as if Melee target on dice, use pennies as markers, then flip to a river tile). The Town of Oporto is worth two Victory Banners to the English. 1 LI and 1 LC start on the far side of the raft bridge.

I wished, scenario designer would name and mark all objective exact
Or much better, use the vassal module, so you can do this all,
next fan extension is nearly ready,
so you find all for scenario designs:
- different colored Hex-borders, to show objective, labels - to show town names, explosive marker (to use it for this "destroying bride") and much more